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Yes I could have purchased a dedicated winter wheel set for the rwd version like I did for my 2009 335i but again space is an issue. And lugging 4 wheels/tires to the local mechanic every season just to put on winter wheels for 2 months is a hassle. I've driven 2 VW GTI's in the MD/VA winter on all season tires and never had a problem. I'll assume if I'm careful I'll get similar or even better results in the M235xi. |
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10-30-2014, 12:59 PM | #26 | |
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Yearly snow averages in Toronto: 47.8 inches w/40.9 avg days of snow Yearly snow averages in Arlington, VA: 14.5 inches w/8.1 avg days of snow Again, if I experience difficulty in the winter conditions, I will purchase a winter wheel set and make room for them at my house. Or just stay home on really bad snow days...that's always a cheaper/safer alternative, if possible. |
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10-31-2014, 10:14 AM | #33 | |
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This why I am curious whether anyone has compared xDrive to RWD for the M235i- different than comparing xDrive to RWD for 3 and 4 series. Bruce
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I have seen posts by others who have looked at an M235i xDrive sitting next to an M235i RWD and they thought the height was the same. Bruce
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I had summers on my 335 through the last 5 winters in the DC metro area. On a couple of days the weather was bad so I didn't drive at all. With all seasons you'll be just fine around here, especially with AWD. There's rarely a time when you have to drive in the DC area when the weather is bad. If we were talking about further out in VA in the mountains where roads wouldn't get cleaned up and it'd snow more often, a case could be made. Congrats on the car! If x-drive was available when I purchased mine, I would have likely considered going that route too! |
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I live by NYC, and even with the harsh winter we had last year, I can count on one hand the number of times I had to drive somewhere with enough snow on the ground to cover the black top. Even when it snows, the authorities do an admirable job clearing the snow, and within a couple of hours of a storm, the roads are mostly clear. As far as cold, my Blizzaks felt squirmy on all but a handful of the coldest days. Frankly, all seasons handle and brake better on the overwhelming majority of winter here, and I did not want to pay the penalty that comes with dedicated winters for a handful of days when they might actually give me a slight edge. |
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http://www.caranddriver.com/comparis...hx-mxm4-page-3 A couple of things struck me about the story. The Pilot HX MXM4 and the Pilot Alpin PA3 got an identical skidpad measurement on snow. The Alpin stopped 10 feet shorter from 30 mph (95 vs 105), but needed 10 more feet to stop from 60 on dry pavement. The objective tests pretty much show that these two tires are fairly close. I would hardly call it a night and day difference. The X-Ice had impressive snow and ice performance, but absolutely dreadful wet and dry braking numbers. I would argue that those of us in areas where we only get a handful of big snow days a year are taking a bigger gamble by running snow tires on dry pavement than running all seasons on an occasional snowy drive. |
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Guilty as well I still enjoy taking in info for other climates as part of my automotive encyclopedia knowledge base and tires/climate applications are always good to know more about.
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